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Alex Sobel vs Angela Rayner

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley
vs
Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Angela Rayner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,149 shared comparable votes.

1,148 same votes 1 different votes 1,149 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
89 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
89 Aye 61 No
91 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
91 Aye 37 No
50 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
50 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
29 Aye 80 No
36 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
89 Aye 61 No
91 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
91 Aye 37 No
50 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
50 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
29 Aye 80 No
36 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
66.4 %
7 % below average
Rank 499 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,536
2,312 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
862
56.1 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.9 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
16
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£219,458
3 % below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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